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Mtml VOLUME XXX. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1840. NUMBER 5ft. Civile fUBLlHHKO BV, C II A RLES SC OTT, At three Dollar, a year, fnvarlnhly In advance. Twice a teeek during Ike Beeeitn f Ike Legielature, and Weekly Ike remainder the year. Office mi Slate Uriel, Two doors West of (lie Clinton Hank. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1840. Vine INI A ELECTION. Those who have heretofore had my doubts about the result in Virginia, are referred to the very full and fair exhibit from the Richmond Whig. The editor, in making up this statement, concedes every thing doubtful, so as to put the question beyond cavil or dispute. This is shown by giving the Tories their majorities of 1830 in the nun-contested counties. The majority on joint ballot still elands at fen, although there is a prospect of much increasing it by successful contests on doubtful returns. As i general rule, i Van Buren poll cannot stand a severe scrutiny, the Bedford victory. We learn from the Pennsylvania papers that McEl- weo was not a candidate at the lite election, and that but two candidates were run. The field was a fair one, and mo t gloriously was it carried by the Whigs. All accounts from Pennsylvania represent the Slate as safe for Harrison and Reform. The election in Bedford is but a specimen of the changes every where taking place. ANOTHER MAN OVERHOARD! This morning's mail brings intelligence of the resignation of Amos Kendall, Post-Master General. His successor is said to be a Gen. Armstrong, of Tennessee. This movement, although It louhi like disgracing the heaven-born," is the forerunner of pro motion. As it was with the Tory administration of the British government previous to the last war, every oyjeer who signalized himself by outrages on American rights was sure of promotion, so it is with our Tory administration every man who signalizes himself in warring against the People, the laws and the Constitution, on becoming odious, is at once promoted by Executive favour. It is already rumoured that Amos is to go abroad on a foreign embassy. We do hope no such disgrace awaits our country. A rumour prevailed at Washington, that Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Woodbury would resign. There appears to bs a sad flare-up in the Cabinet. The resignation of Amos, with some well timed words of re proof to Mr. Paulding, the Secretary of the Navy, who seems to have become obnoxious, will probably heal lbs troubles for a season. Mr. Forsyth rather indignantly declines to run the gauntlet for the Vice Presidency. In a letter publish' ed in the Globe, he says "According to the present state of things, no friend of the Administration can hope for in election by the People." He desires his fiisnds therefore not to use bis name. Straw; f e, THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. LOOK I Ml THROUGH DIFFERENT ENDS OP THE OLABfl. The editor of the Ohio Statesman, who on arriving at Wheeling on his journey east, discovered that "Co. lumhus was not all the world!" has had his ideas still farther expanded, as the following extract from his Baltimore letter will show: "The Convention seems to be made up of old boys in specs, and young dandies in burning shirts, made by tneir mothsrs lor the occasion. I he ridiculous pa- rade of log cabins and hard cider through the streets here, produced nothing but disgust, li was evident from tiie total lack of enthusiasm where speeches were maile last evening, that they felt as though they had mndn llinmanlvua ri.1 irnlxita " Samivel must have felt in something the same hu mour when hu wrote this, that the luckless wight did when vainly soliciting a place with Admiral Noah on board his big ship: "Go to the cl 1 with your old Ark, (said the cast-out, as the flood rose to his chin and was about overwhelming him,) it U'nl going to be much of a ihott'cr nfltr all1" The Kdilor of the American Scnlliul, however, seems to have been looking through the end of the glass which gives to objects their natural colours and proportions. The Sentinel is an administration print, and alludes to the great Convention in the following terms: "History mentions no such gathering of the penpl since that in Hie l;amp de Mars to swear to the Con sliluiinn. Whether we sneak of the numbers present, their boundless enthusiasm, or the vast territory from the most distant points of which they assembled, we may, as chroniclers of passing events, mention it as a surpassing pageant, and a thrilling demonstration of the intensity of that reeling w hich animates the sup porters ot Uon. Harrison." OATIIUUi:t;8 OF TIIE TEOPLE. More Ihsn three Ihoussnd of the friends of Harri son and Reform, in old Champaign, and thereabouts met together at Urbana on the 2d inst. The farmer left his plough, the mechanic his tools, and lire Irajes-man his mctchnmlize, to attend to the weightier duties of freemen. The ladies too, were there, the wives and daughters of the log cabin tenantry, to enjoy the scere, and encourage with bright smiles and sympathising hearts, the good work of political REFORM.Music, banners with tnollocs, log cabins with ruox skins, hard cider, fcc, &c., much aboundod. Stirring addresses wero made; and our friend Curry, from Union, produced fur the occasion, a new song, in which tiro spirit of poetry and patriotism is admirably blended. Enthusiasm pervaded all hearts. Goodwill come of it. The same paper (Western Citizen) that brings us a glowing description of the ubove gathering, contains a communication, w hich we hupo soon to find room fur in our columns, signed by FOURTEEN citizens of Union township, Champaign county, hitherto supporters of Jackson and Van lluren, giving ten good and uflicient reasons why they can no lunger support iho latter, and ten oilier good and sufficient reasons why they intend to support the people's candidate for the Presidency. After assigning their rontons for not longer supporting Mr. Van Uuren, these "tii.lirs or thi soil" say: "The above art some, among the many reasons which induce us tu withdraw our support from a party with which we havo heretofore acted; and in doing so. we cannot bo iiisily charged with sinister motives, for we aro neither tfjicc-kMhi, nor ojtce-ictker; under the lienetal lioverunicnt, ou: limply diVcrs ij Ml soil. We profess to be now, what we have always pro fessed, democrat! i and we east back with scorn and indignation the epithet Itirn-cooti, for we hold aa true democrats, we have a riilil to Judge ot our rulers uy their acta, and not by their professions. Would that the cogent reasons of these honest and patriotic men, whose "interests are mainly identified with the eoil," for withdrawing from Mr. Van Buren and declaring for Gen. Harrison, oould be seen and read by amy Ireemsn in tlx land. THE 8TATE GOVERNMENT, WHERE IS IT1 It is stated in several of the papers in the interior, tiiat Gov. Shannon, Auditor Brotiiih, Seo'y. Harlan, State Printer Medary, Post Master Latham, and ex-Auditor Bryan, HAVE GONE OFF. Where they are gone, or what they ere about, wp writ not. , Is the Stale becoming too hot for theml Is the Seat of Government, alter all, removedl Will General Allen, or Mr. Follett, answer these questions, and inform us how the Government gets along in the absence of the functionaries! Mr. Whitehall, the State Treasurer, the only Whig in the administration, is at his post. On Ouz. i , After being llrus invoked, we feel hound to answer that the Government has probably lost nothing by the absence of these functionaries. Post-Master Latham is, we believe, at his post. We were led to doubt it, however, the other day, on receiving information from a neighboring town that a package of our papers had actually reached their destination before the Statesman, much to the surprise of our subscribers and the disnp , poinlment of the Post-Master. The other gentlemen namerl are on a mixed mission, financial and political. The Auditor, we havo been informed, is travelling at the charge of the contingent fund of the State, in search of Paper to do the Slate work on, diversifying the tediousucss of his journey by stopping occasion- lly to make a political speech. We have heard of riin once or twice in Pennsylvania, in the character of political mmionuryi and at Baltimore, although his name does not appear in the published list of Delegates, wo understand he answered a valuable purpose as en orser for the Slate Printer's assertion that Ohio would give Van Buren 30,000 majority ! ! Tho Convention was disposed to look with suspicion on Sami-vrl'i statements, until the veracious Auditor and 'Squire McNulty, the Clerk of the Senate, came to his relief. McNulty even went to 25,000! Thii removed all doubt. At home, these gentlemen tell a different story. Mr. Secretary Harlan is in bad health, and probably confines himself to the business part of his journey, which is to help the Auditor select the Paper. How many of this company aro travelling al the expense of the Slate, we are not yet satisfactorily informed. The Ex-Auditor has most likely gone on to make his peace with the President, and to heal tho old breach the Stalo Printer to stand god-father nt his new baptism. As for the Governour, we have nut heard of his making a single speech sinco he has beon gone. His stereotype oration on Bank Reform has worn thread baro besides, the region he has visited humbug, but never is humbugged. Our friends of the Gazette must be content with this imperfect sketch, until the State Printer is again at bis post, when we shall all be en lightened by a detail of his aew "discoveries." PROCEEDINGS AT WASHINGTON. A large gathering of the Delegates from Baltimore took place at Washington, on the 6th. They assembled under an invitation from the "Republican Committee of Seventy-six," and were joined by a large concourse of the citizens of the District. The multitude assembled in front of the City Hall, thore being no building sufficiently large to accommodate a tithe of their number Gen. Walter Jons presiding. The meeting continued in session until after sunset, listening to addresses from several speakers, both Delegate! and Member of Congress amongst tho latter we recognize the name of our gifted fellow-citi zen, the Hon. Thomas Corwin, who waa loudly called for and listened to with great delight. The meet ing reassembled el 8 o'clock, and coutiuued in ses sion until after 11. In the evening, "the first on the rostrum (says the Intelligencer) was Mr. T'Ai.rounD, of Ohio, a near neighbour of Gen. Harrison, who testified, in a forcible manner, to the high character of the hero at home, and well vindicated it from the aspersions ef hired libellers abrond." Several gentlemen succeeded, and amongst the number waa Mr. Giiund, of Philadelphia, a German by birth, a genuine republican from principle, and reconlly a Jackson man by mistako, but never, as he said, a Iwfocn from any cause. Tho meeting seems to have been a second edition of the Balti-moie Convention: It must have sounded like tho knell of departing greatness in the ears of Mr. Van Huron and his time-serving supporters in Congress. VAN BUREN "GAINS." According to the Albany Evening Journal, the gains of the Van Buren parly in that city, like their lale triumph in Virginia, only sink them deeper and deeper in a hopeless minority. At ihe Charier election one year ago, the Whigs carried the city by 323 majority on which the Argus claimed a gain from ihe fall before, of 32G! Yet the Whigs would not stay whipped, but carried the city in Ihe fall by the snug increased majority of 080! This spring the Whigs have carried the city by 4-10 majority, but the Regency have made another gain of 2S9 ! These two gaim on being added togolher amount to the total of 615 and yet every fall the Whigs carry the city by an increased majority 1 None but a threefold eomtruc-lioniet in Stale printing, like the editor of the Argus, or one who fancies that a fixed price gives him a right to plunder the ouiWc quirei, will be able to cipher out this case and tell how many years it will take to carry the city at this rate! The answer is now expected in November next, without fail. 07 The Richmond Enquirer publishes Dr. Dun can's blackguard speech on tho appropriation bill, and the editor recommends it to the perusal of his readers! Time was when the Enquirer held itself up for bolter things, but the editor appears to have betaken himself in this campaign to the sewers with a hearty goodwill. Had it appeared in the Statesman, it would have been in good taste. Why do not the caterers of that vera-ciotn print publish this speech 1 It contains a tabular statement of the Delegates to the great Whig Con vention of the 22d February, compiled from the list published in that paper. Perhaps this is the reason they do not publish it. They have about as many lien on hand as they can conveniently attend to, without conjuring up the ghosts of the departed to plague them ! As an act of justice to Mr. Adams, whose character has been so roiblessly assailed in the Statesman, we would stote Ihnt the communication of "O. P." which is made the pretext of the assault, was not written by Mr. A., nor was he in any manner privy to its publi cation : Nor has Mr. A. furnished any facts, or participated in any manner, in tho getting up or publishing of any previous communication or remarks which may have appeared in this paper, touching the management of the Auditor's office, or the conduct of the Auditor or his clerks. We mean this disclaimer tob full on every point which could in any way implicate Mr. A., ao fnr as we have any knowledge on the subject. As a farther act of justice to Mr. Adams we would state, that ho has had no reason, nor has he felt any disposition, to complain of the Auditor and his clerks for the want of accommodation or capacity in the discharge of their duties, so far as he has had any inter course with them in their official capacity. We make these statements at the instance of Mr. A., who has been charged with the authorship of O. P. They would have accompanied his communication on Tues day last, in his own language, eould we have found room for their insertion. The miserable practioe which is resorted to by the Administration press, of meeting charges of official delinquency by attneks on private character, will receive but small encouragement from honourable men. It betrays both a bad cause and bad taste. The standard of morals must be low indeed, in private aa well as public life, when it is considered a sufficient de fence tor tne culprit io prove nis neignoor equauy guilty with himself. Hypotheticaliy speaking, fuio knaves will not make one honest man. Let both be surrendered to justice. And in the political warfare now waging, this is what our opponents are afraid of! "G EN. HARRISON A DEFAULTER!" This is the heading of an article in the last Statesman, introducing a statement from the Pittsburg Mercury, which it) subslanco charges that J. C. S. Harri-ion, a son of Gen. Il.'s was removed from Ihe office of Receiver of public moneys at Vincennes, because he was a defaulter to the amount of 25,000 dollars, and that "a large amount still remaina due to the government, notwithstanding Gen. Harrison Wat his eecuri-It." Tho charge and the pro f seem to be very different things. We have before heard something of the defalcation of J. C. S. Ilarri'on and we had always understood thsl his father had quite made a beg gar of himself to meet his son's deficiencies. How is this will somo of the Cincinnati editors give us the facts in aa few worda aa possible! The charge itself, coming from a party steeped to the eyes in crimes against the Treasury, not as security, but as princi-puU, is not worth tho ink we have already ahed in writing about it. But if there be any thing wrong in this ufUir, the public have a right to know it. Wo liko Ihe suggestion of applying this assumed deficiency to Ihe payment in part of Gen. Harrison's first year's salary aa President. If the principle could be carried a little farther, and made applicable to present men in power, the people would stand a chance of collecting a debt of Presidinl Van Huron's official organ, the editor of the Globs. Why has not this principle been heretoloru acted onl BETTING ON ELECTIONS. The batting, bragging editor of the Albany Argut recently offered, through hit paper, to bet $50 that Virginia would vote for Van Buren, and a like sum on Pennsylvania, Nuw-York, and Ohio, and $50 that Van Buren would be re-elected. The Albany Journal says the editor was promptly wailed upon by gen lleuicn who informed him that they desired to luke the proffered bets; but instead of meeting Ihem, ho first quibbled slid then " backed out." We allude to this circumstanco for two reasons-first, for the purpose of entering our protest against all betting on elections and, secondly, to expose the miserable game of brag which lite Office-holders are playing. A bel is tho weakest kind of an argument', and oAcn defeats itself by stimulating bad men to use unwarrantable meant to win. We hspe our friends w ill not increase the zeal of the Office-holders by add lug to the avowed stake fur which they are playing the ipoil. fly" Tho New-Orleans papers of tho 3d inst. express fears of gteat damage to the city from I crsraiit in the outer levee opposite Ihe city, and which threatens do tuitetion to the inner out and consequent mischief, TIIE BALTIMORE MURDER. The course pursued by the Whig press of Baltimore on this exciting subject, is deserving of all praise. Taking the occasion and the occurrence in connexion, word of encouragement would have produced w ith out doubt the most fearful consequences. But not only the press, but the assembled multitude, seem to have been governed by one common principle a regard for the laws, and a deep aense of individual responsibili ty. The members of the Convention had assembled to assert their rights as freemen, and to declare their determination to bring bark the government to a health ful and eonstitutionsl exercise of its powers. It did not become them then to set tho laws at defiance, how ever great the provocation, and however deep the in jury inflicted upon their body through ono of ita mem- era. In this respect, the action of the Convention exhibits a picture of moral grandeur only equalled by the patriotic devotion to the cause of the country, which brought them together. We wish we could lay as much for the administra tion press. The Globe speaks of the murder of Laugh- lin in terms of unfeeling indifference and mockery. l'ho editor of the Ohio Statesman, who waa in atten dance on tho Van Buren Convention, writing from Baltimore, expresses himself in Ihe following cold blooded stylet i "As misfortunes always accompany these federal parades, so on yesterday, one of their delegates fell dend in the slrcel, in a scuffle with some rude boys who had formed a procession of petticoats, etc., and tried to enter the procession ef the other toy. The man, it is tsid, was subject to fits, and in Ills rage fell on Ihe pavement and did not recover." We have no comments to offer on such language, farther than to say, thai he who could thus speak of lire dead, must hold lightly his obligations to tho living. It may be well to remark that the coroner's inquest foil nd in their verdict, that "the snid Thos. II. I.sugh-lin came to his death by a blow inflicted by some person unknown to Ihe jury." Several persons have been examined before the Mayor and Magistrates, and it it expected that the murderer will be identified. In aoine genural remarks on this painful subject, the Baltimore Patriot observes: "It has been said, thai the oulrauo ought not to be charged to the administra tion party and this it so far Irue that many members of that parly condemn and dulcst the outrage, as well the Premeditated insult which led to It. But has the press of tho parly utttrcd a word of censure in re gard to cilherl And, if not, what is the publio Judg ment upon that aspect of Ihe easel Io all Ihe lovora of low and order, aa well aa of freedom of political opinion, the subject is fruitful of reflection." Murder A most diabolical murder, at we learn by the Clarion, was oommilled at Sandusky, Erie coun ty, on the Slli lnt. by a worthless vagabond Strang" calling himself Edward Evans, on an unoffending and respectable Gorman citizen by the name of J. U' lur. He ilabbsd Riller to the heart with a knife with out any apparent provocation. Tho murdered man bat left wife and five children wilhout friends in Ihit country. The murderer ia in jail awaiting hit trial in July next. l'URlTY OF ELECTIONS. Now evidences of the systematic frauds practiced by tho Office-holders upon the sanctity of the ballot box, are brought to light every day. The evil is a growing one, and deserves the severest reprehension from the public press. The American people cannot be too jealous of this right, and when Ihey shall Income inBeneible to its inestimable value, they will be but one remove from the condition of bondmen they will lack only the name. The following items are in point: ' In the examination as to the frauds in the 3d District election in Philadelphia, it waa testified by S. J. Robins, Esq. that "Mr., John J. McCnhon resigned his situation in the " Pott-Office, in order that he might act as one of the " return Ci.nnKs; thai he was very active on that oc-" casion; and that he was immediately afterwardi re-"Ujipointedtohii old place in the I'uit-OJice' I ! " When it is considered thai the frauds in the 3d District first developed themselves in making the returns, who can doubt Ihe purpose for which litis Post-Office Clerk waa thus temporarily transferred to this new place! It is not to be presumed that there were not hundreds of others qualified for all the ordinary duties of the stalion. The sequel has shown the extraordinary character of tho service to be performed. Take the following shameless avowal: A New-York correspondent of the Globe, speaking of the late Charter election in that city, and the probable oiled of the Registry Law on future elections, boldly says: "Having elected Cummieiioneri of Registry in twelve "ouf of the tevtnleen Wards, I have no seniors apprC' " hentioni at to the November Election ! 1 1" Now when the frauds proved upon the party at the late and previous elections are considered not forget ting the impritoned criminate who were marched to the polls under keepers and permitted to vote the meaning of this language cannot be misunderstood. The frauds matured by meant of the Mtrine Court of that city are of enormous magnitude. A correspondent of Ihe New York American makes the subjoined statement, which goes far to show Ihe extent of the corruptions practiced at elections in that city: "A gentleman who is ready and willing Io make his charge good, states that in the spring election of 1834, about 600 were naturalized in Ihe Marine Court, of whom 20 were made citizens upon the oalh of one man named Latourette, and three were naturalized upon the testimony of a convict from Sing Sing, whose oath cuuld not legally have been taken in a court of justice; and the strong feature of the transaction is, that tho Judge of that Court could hardly have been ignorant that the witness waa a convict." The publio mind has been a good deal excited on the subject of the New-Jersey fraud, but it would appear that there are others occurring-at every eleotion which produce aggregate results moro fearful even than that; because they involve the purity of the courts, and are veiled from Ihe public gaze, thus escaping that open condemnation which carriet with it something like a correction. So hardened have the actort in these corrupt practices beenme, that, like the Land Office Receivers and other public plunderers, they seek not to disguise their shamo. TIPPECANOE BATTLE GROUND. The Spibit or '76, printed in Indianapolis, comet to us full of the right spirit about the great gathering of Ihe clans to be held on the Battle Ground on the 29th of May. The invitation is broad and universal. The hospitality which awaits the visitor may be judged of by a communication in the Lafayette Free Press, signed by three persons, which notifies their Whig friends from whatever quarter they may come, that Ihey have " three hundred acres of good pasture" at their service for their horses and the citizens pledge themselves Io fursish "corn-dodgers and hard cider" to all who will come, promising that thoy will find 11 Ihe airing of tho latch is never pulled in." ANOTHER TREMENDOUS RALLY. Tho Whigs of Seneca, Sandusky, Huron and Erie counties, assembled at Bellevue on Ihe 2d inst., to the number of 1500 and upwards, at a Log Cabin dedication. The aceno as described in the Huron Reflector must have been full of spirit and enthusiasm. We re-grot that we have not room for Ihe full account. Amongst the tpeakera wo recognise the names of Messrs. James Williams and J. M. Root, of Nor-walk, and Elsutiikros Cooke, of Sandusky City than whom none belter mount the atump. The German citizens present were addressed in their own lan guage by Mr. Conrad German, of Seneca county, with great effect. The ladies loo had a hand in the matter, and were loudly cheered by the multitude. Cincinnati Bankt. The Gazette of the Blh says On Friday last, the Supreme Court, on the applica tion of Ihe Prosecuting Attorney, granted rules upon the Miami Exporting Company, the Commercial, the Franklin, and the Lafayotte Banks, to show cause why informations in Ihe nature of a quo warranto should not he issued against them, to show their authority for conliniting to exercise Iheir corporate franchises. No sause was shown, and the informations were filed, of course, and Ihe easea respectively continued until next year. It is almost needless to lay that these proceedings will not, in tho least, affect tho credit of these Banks." MISSOURI COMING'. We copy the following cheering paragraph from the St. Louis Bulletin of April 28: "Our Phosfects. We conversed with sevoral ' gentlemen yesterday from the western part of the ' State, and they assure us that great changes are go-' ing on in favor of reform. Indeed, all parties admit " this, and we now think that Missouri can be carried " for Gen. Harrison if our friends act with the ener- 'l'V which is expected of' them in the orcat contest. " We have seen gentlemen from every section, and they all agree that' our cause is rapidly advancing in popular favor, and it is oWidently believed that "nothing ia wanting but the proper industry to obtain "a glorious and triumphant victory. In our last war "the name of Harrison was a watch-word among the " sons of freedom, and it is again the watch-word of tne sons ot retorm. H7" "Ji goei Hit 4th Ward, to goet the Stale." This is the old battle cry of the Argus, and in justice to our friends in Albany, we give in the language of the Evening Journal of-ihe 6lh, Ihe true elate of the poll in that Ward "The Argua slanders the 4th Ward vilely in reducing' its Whig majority to two. The highest candidate on our ticket had a majority of 90 the lowest, a majority of 9; Our average majority in the Ward is 13."' M goei the ith Ward, logoet the Stale and no one doubts it lhi time. 37 The Urbana C'ii'jro confirms our suspicions in regard to the authorship of' Mf Hague's "patriotic" letter published with so much parade in ths Statesman a few days ago. The Ciliaen says it ie rumour ed that Israel threatens to resign bis office of District Attorney ! We don't believe a word of it. Death or removal can alone rid Ihe public of inch t servant, lD" It waa stated iu the Senate of the V. S. by Mr. Norvell, of Michigan, on the lilts that the President has exercised the pardoning power in behalf of Wm. L. Mackenzie, the Canadian passu t imprisoned at Rochester. IT" Mr. Bear, 11 the Ohio Blacksmith," ho become quite a Lion. We hear of him in Louisville and Lexington, Ky., addressing-large audiences. The Reportor sayt, Ihe repealed plaudits with which hit remarkt wero received, testified that the pondcrout blows of his iledge-hammer were not misspent. uv" Ihe new Steam Boat "Gere. Harrison was launched at Maumee, a few days ago. She was built by Judge Wolcotl, it 370 tont burden, and will be commanded by Capt. Pheatt, a good teaman and . aound Whig. Success is lure to attend the Harrison : Old Tip never fails. Connecticut. The Legislature of this Slate ie in session. Gov. Ellsworth delivered hit message in per- ' ton on the 6th. It it highly spoken of, and holdt a j manly tone in relation to the decision- of the Ne sey case oy congress. FROM TEXAS. We have received the Civilian end Galveston Gazette of April 25, from which we make the following extract in relation to the prospect of a- Mexican invasion:"Gen. Morehouse arrived from llotialon yesterday, and, we learn, will proceed immediately to organize the Militia. It appears certain that their services will not be required iu ihe field. The fact that there is a Mexican force, not known to be willing tu respect our rights, not far from our border, rentiers it neeesssry that a sufficient number of men should' be placed upon the frontier to insure its security, but these can easily be raised by volunteers. Two volunteer companies are now organizing in this city, and will offer their services to the Executive, io case they should be needed."j To the Editor of the Ohio Slide JournalV For the information of ' 1 rahklih, h Tour last pa per, permit me to state the following : The City Council of Columbus tome time ago pur chased a lot of ground, south-east of Ihe town, and had It divided off III Iota of suitable size. Some of the lota have bsen told, and ialtrmenla made upon them I here are aome foretl tree upon the lot that will not be cut down, and cannot bat please Franklin with the " novelty" of their location. Much care and attention has been devoted te the planting and sustaining of the trees in the Northern Grave Yard, by the auperintendendenl. Some of Ihe trees planted are living, and few of them need renewing. Fur the information of persons, like Franklin, thai have not been rcsidentt fftr a long time in this place, the publication of the above plain statement is considered necessary. P. from the Richmond Whli, ( May 8. TIIE POPULAR VOTE OF VIRGINIA IN FAVOR OF HAKRIBON. Whatever may take plaeo next fall, or next year, or the year after, we will not' nrrdertalte to predict we leave that to our venerable contemporary of the En quirer, who, finding- no comfort in the present, looke to the future for it; but thil we sneer! in respeot to the past, if Ihe Presidential election had depended upon the vote of Virginia just east, he would hare obtained that vote, by from 1500 to 4000 majority. We speak by the oard, we apeak from a thorough investigation of Ihe popularvole just given making the moat liberal allowance to the administration in the eountiee not contested this- spring, and Gen. Harrison would have received the vote of the State by 1,500 majority. In confirmation of' what we say, we submit the fol lowing statement of the vote in the 7J contested coun ties, and the vole ot iJo in the non-contestea counties. From the vote in the 73-contested' counliet, it appears that the Whig gain surpasses our most san guine anticipations, in mess-counties in iojo, tne Whie ms oritiet were 2,811, the van uuren maiorr tiea 7,167, giving a clear Van-Buren majority of 4.3C41 A'otu the tablea are turned: The Whig majerititi are-5.G27. and the Van Buren maioriliee 1:983. leaving: clear Whig majority of 3,044, and i Whig gain of nearly 8y000 This ib what we can a revolution. 183. 1840). Waif. r.t. Wlilf.. V.B.. Albemarle 00 153 195', 00' Alleghany 00 150 00 64 Amelia 00 97 00 33 Amherst- 00 9' 46 00 Bath 00 93 : 08 ' 8- Bedford 29 00' . 305' 00 Berkeley 1120 00 134 00 Botetourt and RoanoVe 00 618 00 78 Brooke 00 833' 00 68 Brunswick' 00 01 00 138 Buckingham- 00 1T3: 1 00 Campbell I1 00- 270 00 Caroline 00' 98 2 00. Charlotte 00 B7 6 0 Clarke 00 36 00 8 Culpeper 10 00' 106 00 Cumberland1 29 00 33 00 Dinwiddie 7 00 00 34 Elizabeth City 41' 00, 143 00 Essck 43 00- 127 00' Fairfax 54 00 00 9' Fauquier 66 ' 00- 246 00 Floyd 00 250 - 00 60 Fluvanna' 00 244- 190 00 Franklin 00 200 105 00 Frederick 00 137' 00- 8 Gloucester' 51 00 7" 00' Grayson 00 32T 00 290 Greenbrier 188 00 295 00 Hampshire 1 00 13' 63 00 Hanover 00 118 30 00 Hardy 148 00 159 OOi Henrico 40 00- 174. 00 Henry 25 00 62 00' Jefferson 131. 00 164 00 Kanawha 2C9 00 345 00 King George ' 96 00 33 00' King and Queen. 00 76 00 29' Louisa 00 343 00, 14' Lunenburg 00 70 00 80 Marshall 00 69 31 00 Matthews 00 71 00 7 Mecklenburg 00 SW 00 100 Middlesex 00 34' 00' 3 Monongalia 00 583 . 00' 390 Monroe 00 910 00 76 Montgomery, 00 226 00 20' Morgan 00 54 54 00 Naiaentond 109 00 91 00. . Nelson 00 1ST 121 00 Norfolk to. 155 00 190 00 Northumberland.' 00 108 00 79 Nottoway 00 104 9 00' Ohie ' 2!T 00 350 00 Patrick 00 A0 203 00 Pittsylvania 113 OU, 319' 00 Pocahontas 00 67 00 61) Powhatan 00 19 8 00 Princess Anne 139 00 96 00 Prince Edward' 00 67 16 00 Prince George 63 00 00 93 Randolph 133 00, 139 00 Rappshannock 00 95 24- Ofln. Rockbridge 29 00 88 00' Russell 00 376 00 193 Southampton 00 7 00 14 Spottsylvsniej 33 '00 18 00 Stafford 00 SO 14 00- Smyth 00' tt' 00 30 Tyler 00 00 09' 0O Washington 00 638 00", 156; Wood 66 00 - 69 00 Wythe 00 257 14 00 Ciiy of Richmeai 317 00 367 00 Norfolk Borough 136 - 00 301 00 2813' 7167; 5637- 1983: J Darnsy, the Teller of the Bank of Virgiuia, who, according to the last accounts from the West, was dying down the Mississippi in a boat purchased for his use wat in Washington city on the lOih inst. according to ihe Intolligcncer of the 13lh, on hit way to Richmond, to deliver himself up. This, the editor remarks, is, as we understand it, his voluntary Oct. Impoilaut developenients are expected to follow. ERIE COUNTY SEAT OF JUSTICE. The CommieMunera appointed by the last General Assembly to review the location of Ihe County Scat of lliia county, have wa understand reported unanimously in favour of its continuance at Sandusky City. The bounds of Erio county were considerably enlarged last winter, which mado Ibis review both necessa ry and proper, Corrctpondenee 'I he Lanoaater Gazette contains a correspondence between I commiliee of cilizent of that place and Gen. Samusl F. Macpracken, luto Fund Commissioner of Ohio, on the subject of his recent resignation of thul office. The answer of Gen. M. is clear, full, and satisfactory, explaining many points of interest which influenced his course. Wa shall try hereafter to find room for this interesting correspondenceijy It is announced in several papers that Mr. Lakz, the remaining Fund Commissioner, aided by Gov. Shannon, has effected a loan of 100,000 dollar! In Ihe city of New-York, in aid of ihe public improyc' ment fund of the Stale. CorrsepoiHtenot 0 Uie National lntelllener. New York, Mat 9, 1810. The anniversary of the Battle of Fort Meigs was celebrated by the Tippecanoe Clubs last night in an appropriate and imposing manner. A procession wss lormed, composed ot Ihe Clubs lor each ward, wun banners and music, ond, after marching up Broadway, entered ihe great Saloon of Niblo's garden, whert an immense crowd was already assembled. I never saw such a gathering before. The extensive garden was filled in every part, and thousands in Ihe street eould not obtain admittance. The spirit and enthusiasm exhibited was unbounded. Among other tpoaltcn were Governor Pope and R. Wicklitts, jr., of Kentucky, Mr. Humes, of Tennessee, Mr. J. N. Reynolds, Mr. E. (I. Austin of Massarhunctts, Mr. Made, and D. E. Warner, of Virginia, tad Mr. Klliidp,.tf Connecticut,The Great Western tailed to-day, at 1 o'clock, in the midst oft violent storm from the south-cast. She bad on board one hun.lroil d thirty eight ptiMontwe, and a large quantity of specie. The rule of exchsnge on England baa ruled al 107, to 108,; which is about two per cent, iu our favor.. Still the Ureal Western hat Liken out about half a million of dollars, and Ihe packeta that have asiltsl litis week have ouch taken considerable amounts. Some of tbe specie on board Ihe steam-ship goes to pay interesl on Alabama State bonds. There ia an arrival from J'eminta lo-day, Which brimre nowt of the breaking out of a revolution in the southern t'rnvineea ot few irnua. an ny Poovan had been atlsoked by about 400 men, but ihey wtie repulsei! by a superior lorce. In the rnmainin counties, tome Whip; and some Federal, there were no contests, except possibly in a few, from which returns have not been received. Wo have given Ihe rote of these as it was in 1636 and in to doing, have been liberal to the administration, far beyond their claim. For it it reasonable to suppose that the glorious revolution hae been ia pro-- ress in mese oountiee aa wan as in me oiners, anu u hss been in proportion, the Whig majority ia not less than 5,000, and will be by Autumn 10,000 in the Stale. Bui we are rich enough now is be bountiful,. nd we rie them the same vote in the fall, which . they had in 1836, and they are ttiU menus 1,476: Connlret in which there were no party, contests, or from which returns have not been received: . Van Buren, I83. Whig, 1836. Harrison, SS9- James Gily,. 949 I.aneastsr, 204 Loudoun, 39 New Kent, - The respectable Baltimore paper, from which we vetterdaT ennies) the account of Ihe great scenes of Monday, in that tity, suhstitute.1, by a misprint, we presume, another name for that of Mr. CttnTis, of Now York, as among the distinguished strsngers invited on the platform and introduced io ins essewoisu omega Hons. Wa neretive. too. that Mr. Charv, of Michigan, ii in like mansai announced aa having been present and introduced among the frienda of bien. IIarsison. '11,,.. we aunrehand. wai a mistake ef the Reporter. ...... rr. ... , . Mr. Crabt waa In Ualliinort, out we etu noi unserve him either en Ihe platform ot elsewhere among the Whig asssetblage. Aal. Mil. THE IIF.RO OF SANDUSKY. Tho gallant Coli CaoottAtf, of tin U. S. Army, reached tbit oily on Thursday, oa hit way from Wash ington, upon a tour as Inspector General lo tin West, eru posts, lie was gratified in the opportunity of pay ino his rssoncls to his old Commander, (isueral Harri son, with whom he served in the hard fought battles of Tippecanoe and fort Meige. ( in. Mmi, Halifax. sle of Wight, Jackson, King William, Lewie, otran, ' Madison, Msson, Orange, rage,-Pendleton,' Preston, - Prince William, Rockingham, Seoli, Shenandoah, Surry, Sussex, Tstewell, - Chesterfield, - les. Gnnchlsnd,-Greensville,- 105; 17 690 51 121 Fayetto and Nicholas, 74 Northampton, Richmond, Westmorelsnd, Yorlf, ' Willhtmsburf.. 89 Petersburg, 165 Accomack, Augusta,-Cabell, Charles City, 100 I no 975 34 ir.! us 136 663 Jiitl 63 67 17 177 noes91.1 69 4841 278 7" 85 64 , 57' 693 519 . 16 79 2679: BACKING OUT.' Mr. Van Buren nadinir thsl hit proposition form Handing army, has alarmed the people ofithe United' Slates, it trying te eeetpe the odiunvof the measure.. His Secretary, Mr. foinseii, in a teiier io tne vnatr-man of the Committee en the Mtlilia, in th Htuee ef Representatives, neder date of 8th April, 1840, says:; "If, on mttr deliberation, lhare be any thing found in Ihe system itself, or ia ita details, wbuheon-.-diets with the rigtile of ihe Stales, or with Ihe inter-eats of our fellow-eitiaent, theobjectioneble parte may be expunged, or amended, or the tAoi lyilem ailtrtd'. or ABAMKMiae." llowoondeacendiegt Rather thsn ot b re-elected, . Mr. Vsn Buren cheerfully yitlde up hit faTorlte project of a Mending army l 200,000 men. (Jin, Repui. MARRIED, Os tlw I Wi Inn., by Has Ksv. V. Catery, Mr. J AMM BALL,. oltatotlty.leMMaMKTHA S. UALL.eT Werihinstoe,

Mtml VOLUME XXX. COLUMBUS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20. 1840. NUMBER 5ft. Civile fUBLlHHKO BV, C II A RLES SC OTT, At three Dollar, a year, fnvarlnhly In advance. Twice a teeek during Ike Beeeitn f Ike Legielature, and Weekly Ike remainder the year. Office mi Slate Uriel, Two doors West of (lie Clinton Hank. FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1840. Vine INI A ELECTION. Those who have heretofore had my doubts about the result in Virginia, are referred to the very full and fair exhibit from the Richmond Whig. The editor, in making up this statement, concedes every thing doubtful, so as to put the question beyond cavil or dispute. This is shown by giving the Tories their majorities of 1830 in the nun-contested counties. The majority on joint ballot still elands at fen, although there is a prospect of much increasing it by successful contests on doubtful returns. As i general rule, i Van Buren poll cannot stand a severe scrutiny, the Bedford victory. We learn from the Pennsylvania papers that McEl- weo was not a candidate at the lite election, and that but two candidates were run. The field was a fair one, and mo t gloriously was it carried by the Whigs. All accounts from Pennsylvania represent the Slate as safe for Harrison and Reform. The election in Bedford is but a specimen of the changes every where taking place. ANOTHER MAN OVERHOARD! This morning's mail brings intelligence of the resignation of Amos Kendall, Post-Master General. His successor is said to be a Gen. Armstrong, of Tennessee. This movement, although It louhi like disgracing the heaven-born," is the forerunner of pro motion. As it was with the Tory administration of the British government previous to the last war, every oyjeer who signalized himself by outrages on American rights was sure of promotion, so it is with our Tory administration every man who signalizes himself in warring against the People, the laws and the Constitution, on becoming odious, is at once promoted by Executive favour. It is already rumoured that Amos is to go abroad on a foreign embassy. We do hope no such disgrace awaits our country. A rumour prevailed at Washington, that Mr. Forsyth and Mr. Woodbury would resign. There appears to bs a sad flare-up in the Cabinet. The resignation of Amos, with some well timed words of re proof to Mr. Paulding, the Secretary of the Navy, who seems to have become obnoxious, will probably heal lbs troubles for a season. Mr. Forsyth rather indignantly declines to run the gauntlet for the Vice Presidency. In a letter publish' ed in the Globe, he says "According to the present state of things, no friend of the Administration can hope for in election by the People." He desires his fiisnds therefore not to use bis name. Straw; f e, THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. LOOK I Ml THROUGH DIFFERENT ENDS OP THE OLABfl. The editor of the Ohio Statesman, who on arriving at Wheeling on his journey east, discovered that "Co. lumhus was not all the world!" has had his ideas still farther expanded, as the following extract from his Baltimore letter will show: "The Convention seems to be made up of old boys in specs, and young dandies in burning shirts, made by tneir mothsrs lor the occasion. I he ridiculous pa- rade of log cabins and hard cider through the streets here, produced nothing but disgust, li was evident from tiie total lack of enthusiasm where speeches were maile last evening, that they felt as though they had mndn llinmanlvua ri.1 irnlxita " Samivel must have felt in something the same hu mour when hu wrote this, that the luckless wight did when vainly soliciting a place with Admiral Noah on board his big ship: "Go to the cl 1 with your old Ark, (said the cast-out, as the flood rose to his chin and was about overwhelming him,) it U'nl going to be much of a ihott'cr nfltr all1" The Kdilor of the American Scnlliul, however, seems to have been looking through the end of the glass which gives to objects their natural colours and proportions. The Sentinel is an administration print, and alludes to the great Convention in the following terms: "History mentions no such gathering of the penpl since that in Hie l;amp de Mars to swear to the Con sliluiinn. Whether we sneak of the numbers present, their boundless enthusiasm, or the vast territory from the most distant points of which they assembled, we may, as chroniclers of passing events, mention it as a surpassing pageant, and a thrilling demonstration of the intensity of that reeling w hich animates the sup porters ot Uon. Harrison." OATIIUUi:t;8 OF TIIE TEOPLE. More Ihsn three Ihoussnd of the friends of Harri son and Reform, in old Champaign, and thereabouts met together at Urbana on the 2d inst. The farmer left his plough, the mechanic his tools, and lire Irajes-man his mctchnmlize, to attend to the weightier duties of freemen. The ladies too, were there, the wives and daughters of the log cabin tenantry, to enjoy the scere, and encourage with bright smiles and sympathising hearts, the good work of political REFORM.Music, banners with tnollocs, log cabins with ruox skins, hard cider, fcc, &c., much aboundod. Stirring addresses wero made; and our friend Curry, from Union, produced fur the occasion, a new song, in which tiro spirit of poetry and patriotism is admirably blended. Enthusiasm pervaded all hearts. Goodwill come of it. The same paper (Western Citizen) that brings us a glowing description of the ubove gathering, contains a communication, w hich we hupo soon to find room fur in our columns, signed by FOURTEEN citizens of Union township, Champaign county, hitherto supporters of Jackson and Van lluren, giving ten good and uflicient reasons why they can no lunger support iho latter, and ten oilier good and sufficient reasons why they intend to support the people's candidate for the Presidency. After assigning their rontons for not longer supporting Mr. Van Uuren, these "tii.lirs or thi soil" say: "The above art some, among the many reasons which induce us tu withdraw our support from a party with which we havo heretofore acted; and in doing so. we cannot bo iiisily charged with sinister motives, for we aro neither tfjicc-kMhi, nor ojtce-ictker; under the lienetal lioverunicnt, ou: limply diVcrs ij Ml soil. We profess to be now, what we have always pro fessed, democrat! i and we east back with scorn and indignation the epithet Itirn-cooti, for we hold aa true democrats, we have a riilil to Judge ot our rulers uy their acta, and not by their professions. Would that the cogent reasons of these honest and patriotic men, whose "interests are mainly identified with the eoil," for withdrawing from Mr. Van Buren and declaring for Gen. Harrison, oould be seen and read by amy Ireemsn in tlx land. THE 8TATE GOVERNMENT, WHERE IS IT1 It is stated in several of the papers in the interior, tiiat Gov. Shannon, Auditor Brotiiih, Seo'y. Harlan, State Printer Medary, Post Master Latham, and ex-Auditor Bryan, HAVE GONE OFF. Where they are gone, or what they ere about, wp writ not. , Is the Stale becoming too hot for theml Is the Seat of Government, alter all, removedl Will General Allen, or Mr. Follett, answer these questions, and inform us how the Government gets along in the absence of the functionaries! Mr. Whitehall, the State Treasurer, the only Whig in the administration, is at his post. On Ouz. i , After being llrus invoked, we feel hound to answer that the Government has probably lost nothing by the absence of these functionaries. Post-Master Latham is, we believe, at his post. We were led to doubt it, however, the other day, on receiving information from a neighboring town that a package of our papers had actually reached their destination before the Statesman, much to the surprise of our subscribers and the disnp , poinlment of the Post-Master. The other gentlemen namerl are on a mixed mission, financial and political. The Auditor, we havo been informed, is travelling at the charge of the contingent fund of the State, in search of Paper to do the Slate work on, diversifying the tediousucss of his journey by stopping occasion- lly to make a political speech. We have heard of riin once or twice in Pennsylvania, in the character of political mmionuryi and at Baltimore, although his name does not appear in the published list of Delegates, wo understand he answered a valuable purpose as en orser for the Slate Printer's assertion that Ohio would give Van Buren 30,000 majority ! ! Tho Convention was disposed to look with suspicion on Sami-vrl'i statements, until the veracious Auditor and 'Squire McNulty, the Clerk of the Senate, came to his relief. McNulty even went to 25,000! Thii removed all doubt. At home, these gentlemen tell a different story. Mr. Secretary Harlan is in bad health, and probably confines himself to the business part of his journey, which is to help the Auditor select the Paper. How many of this company aro travelling al the expense of the Slate, we are not yet satisfactorily informed. The Ex-Auditor has most likely gone on to make his peace with the President, and to heal tho old breach the Stalo Printer to stand god-father nt his new baptism. As for the Governour, we have nut heard of his making a single speech sinco he has beon gone. His stereotype oration on Bank Reform has worn thread baro besides, the region he has visited humbug, but never is humbugged. Our friends of the Gazette must be content with this imperfect sketch, until the State Printer is again at bis post, when we shall all be en lightened by a detail of his aew "discoveries." PROCEEDINGS AT WASHINGTON. A large gathering of the Delegates from Baltimore took place at Washington, on the 6th. They assembled under an invitation from the "Republican Committee of Seventy-six," and were joined by a large concourse of the citizens of the District. The multitude assembled in front of the City Hall, thore being no building sufficiently large to accommodate a tithe of their number Gen. Walter Jons presiding. The meeting continued in session until after sunset, listening to addresses from several speakers, both Delegate! and Member of Congress amongst tho latter we recognize the name of our gifted fellow-citi zen, the Hon. Thomas Corwin, who waa loudly called for and listened to with great delight. The meet ing reassembled el 8 o'clock, and coutiuued in ses sion until after 11. In the evening, "the first on the rostrum (says the Intelligencer) was Mr. T'Ai.rounD, of Ohio, a near neighbour of Gen. Harrison, who testified, in a forcible manner, to the high character of the hero at home, and well vindicated it from the aspersions ef hired libellers abrond." Several gentlemen succeeded, and amongst the number waa Mr. Giiund, of Philadelphia, a German by birth, a genuine republican from principle, and reconlly a Jackson man by mistako, but never, as he said, a Iwfocn from any cause. Tho meeting seems to have been a second edition of the Balti-moie Convention: It must have sounded like tho knell of departing greatness in the ears of Mr. Van Huron and his time-serving supporters in Congress. VAN BUREN "GAINS." According to the Albany Evening Journal, the gains of the Van Buren parly in that city, like their lale triumph in Virginia, only sink them deeper and deeper in a hopeless minority. At ihe Charier election one year ago, the Whigs carried the city by 323 majority on which the Argus claimed a gain from ihe fall before, of 32G! Yet the Whigs would not stay whipped, but carried the city in Ihe fall by the snug increased majority of 080! This spring the Whigs have carried the city by 4-10 majority, but the Regency have made another gain of 2S9 ! These two gaim on being added togolher amount to the total of 615 and yet every fall the Whigs carry the city by an increased majority 1 None but a threefold eomtruc-lioniet in Stale printing, like the editor of the Argus, or one who fancies that a fixed price gives him a right to plunder the ouiWc quirei, will be able to cipher out this case and tell how many years it will take to carry the city at this rate! The answer is now expected in November next, without fail. 07 The Richmond Enquirer publishes Dr. Dun can's blackguard speech on tho appropriation bill, and the editor recommends it to the perusal of his readers! Time was when the Enquirer held itself up for bolter things, but the editor appears to have betaken himself in this campaign to the sewers with a hearty goodwill. Had it appeared in the Statesman, it would have been in good taste. Why do not the caterers of that vera-ciotn print publish this speech 1 It contains a tabular statement of the Delegates to the great Whig Con vention of the 22d February, compiled from the list published in that paper. Perhaps this is the reason they do not publish it. They have about as many lien on hand as they can conveniently attend to, without conjuring up the ghosts of the departed to plague them ! As an act of justice to Mr. Adams, whose character has been so roiblessly assailed in the Statesman, we would stote Ihnt the communication of "O. P." which is made the pretext of the assault, was not written by Mr. A., nor was he in any manner privy to its publi cation : Nor has Mr. A. furnished any facts, or participated in any manner, in tho getting up or publishing of any previous communication or remarks which may have appeared in this paper, touching the management of the Auditor's office, or the conduct of the Auditor or his clerks. We mean this disclaimer tob full on every point which could in any way implicate Mr. A., ao fnr as we have any knowledge on the subject. As a farther act of justice to Mr. Adams we would state, that ho has had no reason, nor has he felt any disposition, to complain of the Auditor and his clerks for the want of accommodation or capacity in the discharge of their duties, so far as he has had any inter course with them in their official capacity. We make these statements at the instance of Mr. A., who has been charged with the authorship of O. P. They would have accompanied his communication on Tues day last, in his own language, eould we have found room for their insertion. The miserable practioe which is resorted to by the Administration press, of meeting charges of official delinquency by attneks on private character, will receive but small encouragement from honourable men. It betrays both a bad cause and bad taste. The standard of morals must be low indeed, in private aa well as public life, when it is considered a sufficient de fence tor tne culprit io prove nis neignoor equauy guilty with himself. Hypotheticaliy speaking, fuio knaves will not make one honest man. Let both be surrendered to justice. And in the political warfare now waging, this is what our opponents are afraid of! "G EN. HARRISON A DEFAULTER!" This is the heading of an article in the last Statesman, introducing a statement from the Pittsburg Mercury, which it) subslanco charges that J. C. S. Harri-ion, a son of Gen. Il.'s was removed from Ihe office of Receiver of public moneys at Vincennes, because he was a defaulter to the amount of 25,000 dollars, and that "a large amount still remaina due to the government, notwithstanding Gen. Harrison Wat his eecuri-It." Tho charge and the pro f seem to be very different things. We have before heard something of the defalcation of J. C. S. Ilarri'on and we had always understood thsl his father had quite made a beg gar of himself to meet his son's deficiencies. How is this will somo of the Cincinnati editors give us the facts in aa few worda aa possible! The charge itself, coming from a party steeped to the eyes in crimes against the Treasury, not as security, but as princi-puU, is not worth tho ink we have already ahed in writing about it. But if there be any thing wrong in this ufUir, the public have a right to know it. Wo liko Ihe suggestion of applying this assumed deficiency to Ihe payment in part of Gen. Harrison's first year's salary aa President. If the principle could be carried a little farther, and made applicable to present men in power, the people would stand a chance of collecting a debt of Presidinl Van Huron's official organ, the editor of the Globs. Why has not this principle been heretoloru acted onl BETTING ON ELECTIONS. The batting, bragging editor of the Albany Argut recently offered, through hit paper, to bet $50 that Virginia would vote for Van Buren, and a like sum on Pennsylvania, Nuw-York, and Ohio, and $50 that Van Buren would be re-elected. The Albany Journal says the editor was promptly wailed upon by gen lleuicn who informed him that they desired to luke the proffered bets; but instead of meeting Ihem, ho first quibbled slid then " backed out." We allude to this circumstanco for two reasons-first, for the purpose of entering our protest against all betting on elections and, secondly, to expose the miserable game of brag which lite Office-holders are playing. A bel is tho weakest kind of an argument', and oAcn defeats itself by stimulating bad men to use unwarrantable meant to win. We hspe our friends w ill not increase the zeal of the Office-holders by add lug to the avowed stake fur which they are playing the ipoil. fly" Tho New-Orleans papers of tho 3d inst. express fears of gteat damage to the city from I crsraiit in the outer levee opposite Ihe city, and which threatens do tuitetion to the inner out and consequent mischief, TIIE BALTIMORE MURDER. The course pursued by the Whig press of Baltimore on this exciting subject, is deserving of all praise. Taking the occasion and the occurrence in connexion, word of encouragement would have produced w ith out doubt the most fearful consequences. But not only the press, but the assembled multitude, seem to have been governed by one common principle a regard for the laws, and a deep aense of individual responsibili ty. The members of the Convention had assembled to assert their rights as freemen, and to declare their determination to bring bark the government to a health ful and eonstitutionsl exercise of its powers. It did not become them then to set tho laws at defiance, how ever great the provocation, and however deep the in jury inflicted upon their body through ono of ita mem- era. In this respect, the action of the Convention exhibits a picture of moral grandeur only equalled by the patriotic devotion to the cause of the country, which brought them together. We wish we could lay as much for the administra tion press. The Globe speaks of the murder of Laugh- lin in terms of unfeeling indifference and mockery. l'ho editor of the Ohio Statesman, who waa in atten dance on tho Van Buren Convention, writing from Baltimore, expresses himself in Ihe following cold blooded stylet i "As misfortunes always accompany these federal parades, so on yesterday, one of their delegates fell dend in the slrcel, in a scuffle with some rude boys who had formed a procession of petticoats, etc., and tried to enter the procession ef the other toy. The man, it is tsid, was subject to fits, and in Ills rage fell on Ihe pavement and did not recover." We have no comments to offer on such language, farther than to say, thai he who could thus speak of lire dead, must hold lightly his obligations to tho living. It may be well to remark that the coroner's inquest foil nd in their verdict, that "the snid Thos. II. I.sugh-lin came to his death by a blow inflicted by some person unknown to Ihe jury." Several persons have been examined before the Mayor and Magistrates, and it it expected that the murderer will be identified. In aoine genural remarks on this painful subject, the Baltimore Patriot observes: "It has been said, thai the oulrauo ought not to be charged to the administra tion party and this it so far Irue that many members of that parly condemn and dulcst the outrage, as well the Premeditated insult which led to It. But has the press of tho parly utttrcd a word of censure in re gard to cilherl And, if not, what is the publio Judg ment upon that aspect of Ihe easel Io all Ihe lovora of low and order, aa well aa of freedom of political opinion, the subject is fruitful of reflection." Murder A most diabolical murder, at we learn by the Clarion, was oommilled at Sandusky, Erie coun ty, on the Slli lnt. by a worthless vagabond Strang" calling himself Edward Evans, on an unoffending and respectable Gorman citizen by the name of J. U' lur. He ilabbsd Riller to the heart with a knife with out any apparent provocation. Tho murdered man bat left wife and five children wilhout friends in Ihit country. The murderer ia in jail awaiting hit trial in July next. l'URlTY OF ELECTIONS. Now evidences of the systematic frauds practiced by tho Office-holders upon the sanctity of the ballot box, are brought to light every day. The evil is a growing one, and deserves the severest reprehension from the public press. The American people cannot be too jealous of this right, and when Ihey shall Income inBeneible to its inestimable value, they will be but one remove from the condition of bondmen they will lack only the name. The following items are in point: ' In the examination as to the frauds in the 3d District election in Philadelphia, it waa testified by S. J. Robins, Esq. that "Mr., John J. McCnhon resigned his situation in the " Pott-Office, in order that he might act as one of the " return Ci.nnKs; thai he was very active on that oc-" casion; and that he was immediately afterwardi re-"Ujipointedtohii old place in the I'uit-OJice' I ! " When it is considered thai the frauds in the 3d District first developed themselves in making the returns, who can doubt Ihe purpose for which litis Post-Office Clerk waa thus temporarily transferred to this new place! It is not to be presumed that there were not hundreds of others qualified for all the ordinary duties of the stalion. The sequel has shown the extraordinary character of tho service to be performed. Take the following shameless avowal: A New-York correspondent of the Globe, speaking of the late Charter election in that city, and the probable oiled of the Registry Law on future elections, boldly says: "Having elected Cummieiioneri of Registry in twelve "ouf of the tevtnleen Wards, I have no seniors apprC' " hentioni at to the November Election ! 1 1" Now when the frauds proved upon the party at the late and previous elections are considered not forget ting the impritoned criminate who were marched to the polls under keepers and permitted to vote the meaning of this language cannot be misunderstood. The frauds matured by meant of the Mtrine Court of that city are of enormous magnitude. A correspondent of Ihe New York American makes the subjoined statement, which goes far to show Ihe extent of the corruptions practiced at elections in that city: "A gentleman who is ready and willing Io make his charge good, states that in the spring election of 1834, about 600 were naturalized in Ihe Marine Court, of whom 20 were made citizens upon the oalh of one man named Latourette, and three were naturalized upon the testimony of a convict from Sing Sing, whose oath cuuld not legally have been taken in a court of justice; and the strong feature of the transaction is, that tho Judge of that Court could hardly have been ignorant that the witness waa a convict." The publio mind has been a good deal excited on the subject of the New-Jersey fraud, but it would appear that there are others occurring-at every eleotion which produce aggregate results moro fearful even than that; because they involve the purity of the courts, and are veiled from Ihe public gaze, thus escaping that open condemnation which carriet with it something like a correction. So hardened have the actort in these corrupt practices beenme, that, like the Land Office Receivers and other public plunderers, they seek not to disguise their shamo. TIPPECANOE BATTLE GROUND. The Spibit or '76, printed in Indianapolis, comet to us full of the right spirit about the great gathering of Ihe clans to be held on the Battle Ground on the 29th of May. The invitation is broad and universal. The hospitality which awaits the visitor may be judged of by a communication in the Lafayette Free Press, signed by three persons, which notifies their Whig friends from whatever quarter they may come, that Ihey have " three hundred acres of good pasture" at their service for their horses and the citizens pledge themselves Io fursish "corn-dodgers and hard cider" to all who will come, promising that thoy will find 11 Ihe airing of tho latch is never pulled in." ANOTHER TREMENDOUS RALLY. Tho Whigs of Seneca, Sandusky, Huron and Erie counties, assembled at Bellevue on Ihe 2d inst., to the number of 1500 and upwards, at a Log Cabin dedication. The aceno as described in the Huron Reflector must have been full of spirit and enthusiasm. We re-grot that we have not room for Ihe full account. Amongst the tpeakera wo recognise the names of Messrs. James Williams and J. M. Root, of Nor-walk, and Elsutiikros Cooke, of Sandusky City than whom none belter mount the atump. The German citizens present were addressed in their own lan guage by Mr. Conrad German, of Seneca county, with great effect. The ladies loo had a hand in the matter, and were loudly cheered by the multitude. Cincinnati Bankt. The Gazette of the Blh says On Friday last, the Supreme Court, on the applica tion of Ihe Prosecuting Attorney, granted rules upon the Miami Exporting Company, the Commercial, the Franklin, and the Lafayotte Banks, to show cause why informations in Ihe nature of a quo warranto should not he issued against them, to show their authority for conliniting to exercise Iheir corporate franchises. No sause was shown, and the informations were filed, of course, and Ihe easea respectively continued until next year. It is almost needless to lay that these proceedings will not, in tho least, affect tho credit of these Banks." MISSOURI COMING'. We copy the following cheering paragraph from the St. Louis Bulletin of April 28: "Our Phosfects. We conversed with sevoral ' gentlemen yesterday from the western part of the ' State, and they assure us that great changes are go-' ing on in favor of reform. Indeed, all parties admit " this, and we now think that Missouri can be carried " for Gen. Harrison if our friends act with the ener- 'l'V which is expected of' them in the orcat contest. " We have seen gentlemen from every section, and they all agree that' our cause is rapidly advancing in popular favor, and it is oWidently believed that "nothing ia wanting but the proper industry to obtain "a glorious and triumphant victory. In our last war "the name of Harrison was a watch-word among the " sons of freedom, and it is again the watch-word of tne sons ot retorm. H7" "Ji goei Hit 4th Ward, to goet the Stale." This is the old battle cry of the Argus, and in justice to our friends in Albany, we give in the language of the Evening Journal of-ihe 6lh, Ihe true elate of the poll in that Ward "The Argua slanders the 4th Ward vilely in reducing' its Whig majority to two. The highest candidate on our ticket had a majority of 90 the lowest, a majority of 9; Our average majority in the Ward is 13."' M goei the ith Ward, logoet the Stale and no one doubts it lhi time. 37 The Urbana C'ii'jro confirms our suspicions in regard to the authorship of' Mf Hague's "patriotic" letter published with so much parade in ths Statesman a few days ago. The Ciliaen says it ie rumour ed that Israel threatens to resign bis office of District Attorney ! We don't believe a word of it. Death or removal can alone rid Ihe public of inch t servant, lD" It waa stated iu the Senate of the V. S. by Mr. Norvell, of Michigan, on the lilts that the President has exercised the pardoning power in behalf of Wm. L. Mackenzie, the Canadian passu t imprisoned at Rochester. IT" Mr. Bear, 11 the Ohio Blacksmith," ho become quite a Lion. We hear of him in Louisville and Lexington, Ky., addressing-large audiences. The Reportor sayt, Ihe repealed plaudits with which hit remarkt wero received, testified that the pondcrout blows of his iledge-hammer were not misspent. uv" Ihe new Steam Boat "Gere. Harrison was launched at Maumee, a few days ago. She was built by Judge Wolcotl, it 370 tont burden, and will be commanded by Capt. Pheatt, a good teaman and . aound Whig. Success is lure to attend the Harrison : Old Tip never fails. Connecticut. The Legislature of this Slate ie in session. Gov. Ellsworth delivered hit message in per- ' ton on the 6th. It it highly spoken of, and holdt a j manly tone in relation to the decision- of the Ne sey case oy congress. FROM TEXAS. We have received the Civilian end Galveston Gazette of April 25, from which we make the following extract in relation to the prospect of a- Mexican invasion:"Gen. Morehouse arrived from llotialon yesterday, and, we learn, will proceed immediately to organize the Militia. It appears certain that their services will not be required iu ihe field. The fact that there is a Mexican force, not known to be willing tu respect our rights, not far from our border, rentiers it neeesssry that a sufficient number of men should' be placed upon the frontier to insure its security, but these can easily be raised by volunteers. Two volunteer companies are now organizing in this city, and will offer their services to the Executive, io case they should be needed."j To the Editor of the Ohio Slide JournalV For the information of ' 1 rahklih, h Tour last pa per, permit me to state the following : The City Council of Columbus tome time ago pur chased a lot of ground, south-east of Ihe town, and had It divided off III Iota of suitable size. Some of the lota have bsen told, and ialtrmenla made upon them I here are aome foretl tree upon the lot that will not be cut down, and cannot bat please Franklin with the " novelty" of their location. Much care and attention has been devoted te the planting and sustaining of the trees in the Northern Grave Yard, by the auperintendendenl. Some of Ihe trees planted are living, and few of them need renewing. Fur the information of persons, like Franklin, thai have not been rcsidentt fftr a long time in this place, the publication of the above plain statement is considered necessary. P. from the Richmond Whli, ( May 8. TIIE POPULAR VOTE OF VIRGINIA IN FAVOR OF HAKRIBON. Whatever may take plaeo next fall, or next year, or the year after, we will not' nrrdertalte to predict we leave that to our venerable contemporary of the En quirer, who, finding- no comfort in the present, looke to the future for it; but thil we sneer! in respeot to the past, if Ihe Presidential election had depended upon the vote of Virginia just east, he would hare obtained that vote, by from 1500 to 4000 majority. We speak by the oard, we apeak from a thorough investigation of Ihe popularvole just given making the moat liberal allowance to the administration in the eountiee not contested this- spring, and Gen. Harrison would have received the vote of the State by 1,500 majority. In confirmation of' what we say, we submit the fol lowing statement of the vote in the 7J contested coun ties, and the vole ot iJo in the non-contestea counties. From the vote in the 73-contested' counliet, it appears that the Whig gain surpasses our most san guine anticipations, in mess-counties in iojo, tne Whie ms oritiet were 2,811, the van uuren maiorr tiea 7,167, giving a clear Van-Buren majority of 4.3C41 A'otu the tablea are turned: The Whig majerititi are-5.G27. and the Van Buren maioriliee 1:983. leaving: clear Whig majority of 3,044, and i Whig gain of nearly 8y000 This ib what we can a revolution. 183. 1840). Waif. r.t. Wlilf.. V.B.. Albemarle 00 153 195', 00' Alleghany 00 150 00 64 Amelia 00 97 00 33 Amherst- 00 9' 46 00 Bath 00 93 : 08 ' 8- Bedford 29 00' . 305' 00 Berkeley 1120 00 134 00 Botetourt and RoanoVe 00 618 00 78 Brooke 00 833' 00 68 Brunswick' 00 01 00 138 Buckingham- 00 1T3: 1 00 Campbell I1 00- 270 00 Caroline 00' 98 2 00. Charlotte 00 B7 6 0 Clarke 00 36 00 8 Culpeper 10 00' 106 00 Cumberland1 29 00 33 00 Dinwiddie 7 00 00 34 Elizabeth City 41' 00, 143 00 Essck 43 00- 127 00' Fairfax 54 00 00 9' Fauquier 66 ' 00- 246 00 Floyd 00 250 - 00 60 Fluvanna' 00 244- 190 00 Franklin 00 200 105 00 Frederick 00 137' 00- 8 Gloucester' 51 00 7" 00' Grayson 00 32T 00 290 Greenbrier 188 00 295 00 Hampshire 1 00 13' 63 00 Hanover 00 118 30 00 Hardy 148 00 159 OOi Henrico 40 00- 174. 00 Henry 25 00 62 00' Jefferson 131. 00 164 00 Kanawha 2C9 00 345 00 King George ' 96 00 33 00' King and Queen. 00 76 00 29' Louisa 00 343 00, 14' Lunenburg 00 70 00 80 Marshall 00 69 31 00 Matthews 00 71 00 7 Mecklenburg 00 SW 00 100 Middlesex 00 34' 00' 3 Monongalia 00 583 . 00' 390 Monroe 00 910 00 76 Montgomery, 00 226 00 20' Morgan 00 54 54 00 Naiaentond 109 00 91 00. . Nelson 00 1ST 121 00 Norfolk to. 155 00 190 00 Northumberland.' 00 108 00 79 Nottoway 00 104 9 00' Ohie ' 2!T 00 350 00 Patrick 00 A0 203 00 Pittsylvania 113 OU, 319' 00 Pocahontas 00 67 00 61) Powhatan 00 19 8 00 Princess Anne 139 00 96 00 Prince Edward' 00 67 16 00 Prince George 63 00 00 93 Randolph 133 00, 139 00 Rappshannock 00 95 24- Ofln. Rockbridge 29 00 88 00' Russell 00 376 00 193 Southampton 00 7 00 14 Spottsylvsniej 33 '00 18 00 Stafford 00 SO 14 00- Smyth 00' tt' 00 30 Tyler 00 00 09' 0O Washington 00 638 00", 156; Wood 66 00 - 69 00 Wythe 00 257 14 00 Ciiy of Richmeai 317 00 367 00 Norfolk Borough 136 - 00 301 00 2813' 7167; 5637- 1983: J Darnsy, the Teller of the Bank of Virgiuia, who, according to the last accounts from the West, was dying down the Mississippi in a boat purchased for his use wat in Washington city on the lOih inst. according to ihe Intolligcncer of the 13lh, on hit way to Richmond, to deliver himself up. This, the editor remarks, is, as we understand it, his voluntary Oct. Impoilaut developenients are expected to follow. ERIE COUNTY SEAT OF JUSTICE. The CommieMunera appointed by the last General Assembly to review the location of Ihe County Scat of lliia county, have wa understand reported unanimously in favour of its continuance at Sandusky City. The bounds of Erio county were considerably enlarged last winter, which mado Ibis review both necessa ry and proper, Corrctpondenee 'I he Lanoaater Gazette contains a correspondence between I commiliee of cilizent of that place and Gen. Samusl F. Macpracken, luto Fund Commissioner of Ohio, on the subject of his recent resignation of thul office. The answer of Gen. M. is clear, full, and satisfactory, explaining many points of interest which influenced his course. Wa shall try hereafter to find room for this interesting correspondenceijy It is announced in several papers that Mr. Lakz, the remaining Fund Commissioner, aided by Gov. Shannon, has effected a loan of 100,000 dollar! In Ihe city of New-York, in aid of ihe public improyc' ment fund of the Stale. CorrsepoiHtenot 0 Uie National lntelllener. New York, Mat 9, 1810. The anniversary of the Battle of Fort Meigs was celebrated by the Tippecanoe Clubs last night in an appropriate and imposing manner. A procession wss lormed, composed ot Ihe Clubs lor each ward, wun banners and music, ond, after marching up Broadway, entered ihe great Saloon of Niblo's garden, whert an immense crowd was already assembled. I never saw such a gathering before. The extensive garden was filled in every part, and thousands in Ihe street eould not obtain admittance. The spirit and enthusiasm exhibited was unbounded. Among other tpoaltcn were Governor Pope and R. Wicklitts, jr., of Kentucky, Mr. Humes, of Tennessee, Mr. J. N. Reynolds, Mr. E. (I. Austin of Massarhunctts, Mr. Made, and D. E. Warner, of Virginia, tad Mr. Klliidp,.tf Connecticut,The Great Western tailed to-day, at 1 o'clock, in the midst oft violent storm from the south-cast. She bad on board one hun.lroil d thirty eight ptiMontwe, and a large quantity of specie. The rule of exchsnge on England baa ruled al 107, to 108,; which is about two per cent, iu our favor.. Still the Ureal Western hat Liken out about half a million of dollars, and Ihe packeta that have asiltsl litis week have ouch taken considerable amounts. Some of tbe specie on board Ihe steam-ship goes to pay interesl on Alabama State bonds. There ia an arrival from J'eminta lo-day, Which brimre nowt of the breaking out of a revolution in the southern t'rnvineea ot few irnua. an ny Poovan had been atlsoked by about 400 men, but ihey wtie repulsei! by a superior lorce. In the rnmainin counties, tome Whip; and some Federal, there were no contests, except possibly in a few, from which returns have not been received. Wo have given Ihe rote of these as it was in 1636 and in to doing, have been liberal to the administration, far beyond their claim. For it it reasonable to suppose that the glorious revolution hae been ia pro-- ress in mese oountiee aa wan as in me oiners, anu u hss been in proportion, the Whig majority ia not less than 5,000, and will be by Autumn 10,000 in the Stale. Bui we are rich enough now is be bountiful,. nd we rie them the same vote in the fall, which . they had in 1836, and they are ttiU menus 1,476: Connlret in which there were no party, contests, or from which returns have not been received: . Van Buren, I83. Whig, 1836. Harrison, SS9- James Gily,. 949 I.aneastsr, 204 Loudoun, 39 New Kent, - The respectable Baltimore paper, from which we vetterdaT ennies) the account of Ihe great scenes of Monday, in that tity, suhstitute.1, by a misprint, we presume, another name for that of Mr. CttnTis, of Now York, as among the distinguished strsngers invited on the platform and introduced io ins essewoisu omega Hons. Wa neretive. too. that Mr. Charv, of Michigan, ii in like mansai announced aa having been present and introduced among the frienda of bien. IIarsison. '11,,.. we aunrehand. wai a mistake ef the Reporter. ...... rr. ... , . Mr. Crabt waa In Ualliinort, out we etu noi unserve him either en Ihe platform ot elsewhere among the Whig asssetblage. Aal. Mil. THE IIF.RO OF SANDUSKY. Tho gallant Coli CaoottAtf, of tin U. S. Army, reached tbit oily on Thursday, oa hit way from Wash ington, upon a tour as Inspector General lo tin West, eru posts, lie was gratified in the opportunity of pay ino his rssoncls to his old Commander, (isueral Harri son, with whom he served in the hard fought battles of Tippecanoe and fort Meige. ( in. Mmi, Halifax. sle of Wight, Jackson, King William, Lewie, otran, ' Madison, Msson, Orange, rage,-Pendleton,' Preston, - Prince William, Rockingham, Seoli, Shenandoah, Surry, Sussex, Tstewell, - Chesterfield, - les. Gnnchlsnd,-Greensville,- 105; 17 690 51 121 Fayetto and Nicholas, 74 Northampton, Richmond, Westmorelsnd, Yorlf, ' Willhtmsburf.. 89 Petersburg, 165 Accomack, Augusta,-Cabell, Charles City, 100 I no 975 34 ir.! us 136 663 Jiitl 63 67 17 177 noes91.1 69 4841 278 7" 85 64 , 57' 693 519 . 16 79 2679: BACKING OUT.' Mr. Van Buren nadinir thsl hit proposition form Handing army, has alarmed the people ofithe United' Slates, it trying te eeetpe the odiunvof the measure.. His Secretary, Mr. foinseii, in a teiier io tne vnatr-man of the Committee en the Mtlilia, in th Htuee ef Representatives, neder date of 8th April, 1840, says:; "If, on mttr deliberation, lhare be any thing found in Ihe system itself, or ia ita details, wbuheon-.-diets with the rigtile of ihe Stales, or with Ihe inter-eats of our fellow-eitiaent, theobjectioneble parte may be expunged, or amended, or the tAoi lyilem ailtrtd'. or ABAMKMiae." llowoondeacendiegt Rather thsn ot b re-elected, . Mr. Vsn Buren cheerfully yitlde up hit faTorlte project of a Mending army l 200,000 men. (Jin, Repui. MARRIED, Os tlw I Wi Inn., by Has Ksv. V. Catery, Mr. J AMM BALL,. oltatotlty.leMMaMKTHA S. UALL.eT Werihinstoe,